Space Opera
milhayser | August 1, 2014Like Rocket—a genetically engineered, cybernetically enhanced raccoon—Guardians of the Galaxy is a strange beast. Wanting to make a little cash, Rocket and his talking tree-buddy Groot try to collect a bounty on that guy from Parks and Recreation (and Zero Dark Thirty [Chris Pratt]). But the human, who wishes he were known as Star-Lord, not only has a 40,000 unit bounty on his head, but a softball-sized orb of power that every bigwig in the galaxy wants to steal or buy. Gamora, a femme fatale working for her supervillain step-daddy, crashes the party as Rocket and Groot try to bag Star-Lord,…
milhayser | September 18, 2013After thirteen years and three films, it's still hard to know what to think about Richard B. Riddick. No one calls him Dick. His luminescent mother-of-pearl cat's eyes allow him to see in the dark, when they're not protected by an iconic pair of black welding goggles. He is very talented at killing people and animals, especially with melee weapons or hand-to-hand. He's not based on any literary or comic-book character. Judging by his conversational abilities, he may be brain damaged or developmentally disabled. He is extremely strong. He is played by Vin Diesel.
In Pitch Black (2000),…